US court grants asylum to Obama's African aunt

CLEVELAND - A US immigration court has granted asylum to President Barack Obama's African aunt, allowing her to stay in the country, her attorneys announced late on Monday.

The decision was mailed Friday and comes three months after Kenya native Zeituni Onyango, the half-sister of Obama's late father, testified at a closed hearing in Boston, where she arrived in a wheelchair and two doctors testified in support of her case.

Onyango plans to apply for a work visa and can apply for a green card after she gets it, her attorneys said.